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1 RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE NORCO CAMPUS COURSE SYLLABUS Course: Introduction to Sociology Instructor: Dr. Khalil Andacheh E-mail [email protected] Course #38502 Monday and Wednesday 10:30-11:55 AM Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 6:00 AM to 7:00AM, Tuesday and Thursday 7:00 AM to 800 AM TEXTBOOK Author: Diana Kendall Title: Sociology in our time The Essentials, 8th Edition Publisher: Wadsworth Student Learning Out come The discipline of sociology analyzes a vast number of social issues, and we deal with these issues in our daily lives. To understand the causes, effects and associations of those phenomena, sociologists classify, analyze and predict those social issues scientifically. After completing this course, student should apply following course materials in their real life: A. In this introductory course, you will become acquainted with the basic concepts of sociology, sociological theory, their foundation and significance within the sociological imagination. B. you will learn how, with the help of sociological theories and the sociological imagination sociologists study: 1. The Sociological Perspective and Research Process 2. Culture 3. Socialization 4. Social Structure and Interaction in Everyday Life 5. Group and Organization 6. Deviance and Crime 7. Class and Stratification in the United States 8. Global Stratification 9. Race and Ethnicity 10. Sex and Gender 11. Families and Intimate Relationships 12. Education and Religion 13. Politics and Economy in Global perspective 14. Health, Health care, and Disability 15. Population and Urbanization 16. Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Social Change Schedule of Covered chapters 1. August 31 Chapter one: The Sociological Perspective and Research Process 2. September 12 Chapter 2: Culture 3. September 19 and 21 Chapter 3: Socialization2 4. September 26 and 28 Chapter 4: Social Structure and Interaction in Every day Life Test#1 October 3 5. October 10 Chapter 5: Group and Organization 6. October 12 Chapter 6: Deviance and Crime 7. October 17 Chapter 7: Class and Stratification in the United States and Global Stratification 8. October 19 Chapter 8: global stratification Test # 2 October24 9. October 26 Chapter 9: Race and Ethnicity 10. October 31 Chapter 10: Sex and Gender 11. November 2 Chapter 11: Families and Intimate Relationship 12. November 7 and 9 Chapter 12: Education and Religion Teat # 3 November 14 13. November 21 Chapter 13: Politics and Economy in Global perspective 14. November 23 Video 15. November 28 Chapter 14: Health, health care and Disability 16. November 30 Chapter15: population and urbanization 17. December 5 and 7 Chapter 16: Collective Behavior, Social Movement and Social change Final Exam:WednesdayDecember12 at 11:00AM COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. Three midterm examinations (All exams will based on lectures and the textbook; they are not cumulative) 2. Final exam (Also not cumulative) 3. Term project: You have to select a topic from any social issue of your choice and type a six or seven page, double-spaced paper about it. Your project include six different steps as follow: a. Topic of the project (Should be sociological or political topic) b. Introduction (two paragraphs) why you are doing this topic (5 points) c. Reviewing of the related literature, at least two sources (10 points) d. Analyzing related variables, at least one page (20 points) e. Conclusion (10 points). f. Bibliography (5 points). g. Your project should be submitted the day of the final exam December 12, at 11:00 AM. The late project will not be accepted. REMINDER#1: 1. You have to follow exact the format of the project which is in my faculty website. The essay type of project is not acceptable means that there is no credit for essay type. My faculty website address is: faculty.rcc.edu/andacheh REMINDER#2: You are responsible for all lectures and textbook materials3 METHOD OF INSTRUCTION A. Lecture B. Classroom Discussion C. Oral Reports D. Basic Text Reading E. Project F. Audio-Visual Aids G. Online/Internet ADMINISTRATION 1. Attendance at all class sessions is mandatory. (More than four absences Automatically you will be dropped). 2. No beverages or food in the classroom. 3. No trafficking in the classroom. 4. Cell phones should be turned off in the classroom. 5. Anyone who plagiarizes/cheats will receive an “F”on the assignment or Test. 6. Instructor has the right to change the content of this syllabus at any time. GRADING SCALE The following grading scale will be adhered to: 90-100 percent =A 80- 89 percent = B 70- 79 percent = C 60- 69 percent = D <60 percent = F METHOD OF EVALUATION 1. Three midterm examinations (each worth 50 points) (150 points) 2. Final examination (50 question) (50 Points) 3. Project (50 points) 4. Class discussion participation (20 Points) ____________________________________________________________ Total points (270 points) Disable Student: Disability Act of America ensures that all disable students have an equal opportunity to have access academic programs and successfully complete their educational goals. Riverside Community College is committed to provide accessibility to all disable students. Any disable student who need to adjust himself to college life please, contact the disable office at 951 372 7070 or 951 222


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